College towns thriving in the recession


	College towns thriving in the recession

masbury

3-29-2009 9:19 PM

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unemployment, recession

masbury says:

Unemployment rates in various US cities

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3-30-2009 6:58 AM

tabsey

Last thing the parents will stop is the kids education. Trouble is that that is a middle class ideal and the middle class will be hardest hit by the re/depression.

3-30-2009 8:20 AM

dmegivern

Hmm, its a stretch to call Waterloo either a college town or thriving.

3-30-2009 10:57 AM

masbury

True, DM - I wondered at that at first myself. Then I noticed that Waterloo wasn't highlighted, meaning it has a low unemployment rate (surprisingly!) but it is one of the ones that isn't a college town.
Good to hear from you! I see your tweets on Facebook!

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